Other Expenses

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Expenses

10. Other Expenses

Information on other expenses was as follows:

	Three Months   Ended   September 30,						Nine Months   Ended   September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(In millions)
Compensation	$	1,157		$	1,221		$	3,706		$	3,636
Pension, postretirement and postemployment benefit costs	100			131			297			368
Commissions	1,103			1,294			3,382			3,884
Volume-related costs	264			227			761			639
Capitalization of DAC	(955		)	(1,071		)	(2,850		)	(3,149		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	1,131			1,054			3,053			3,174
Amortization of negative VOBA	(90		)	(107		)	(282		)	(333		)
Interest expense on debt	302			295			908			919
Premium taxes, licenses and fees	199			192			568			612
Professional services	366			348			1,079			1,035
Rent and related expenses, net of sublease income	78			95			245			273
Other (1)	878			539			1,798			1,545
Total other expenses	$	4,533		$	4,218		$	12,665		$	12,603

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(1) See Note 12 for a discussion of a charge related to income tax included in both the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2015.